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'Teenager' drama: ABC Family orders 13 more episodes

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ABC Family wants to know more about "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."

Network president Paul Lee is expected to announce today at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour that the drama series from Brenda Hampton has been picked up for 13 additional episodes three weeks into its run.

The order for the show, starring Shailene Woodley as a pregnant teen and Molly Ringwald as her mother, brings the total number of episodes to 23. One of the new segments will be added to the series' initial 10-episode run, which concludes Sept. 9. The remaining 12 episodes are tentatively scheduled to air starting in January.